Assignment: International Politics

Use the course text and numerous online resources to answer the following questions.

Part 1. Please briefly define, in one to three sentences, define the following concepts

1. Balance of Power System
2. Anti-Balance of Power System
3. Bi-Polar Cold War Power System

Please give a brief response (one or two sentences) in answer the following questions.

Part 2. World War I

1. What happened to the Balance of Power System to cause World War I?
2. Which four principle countries fought on one side and were called the Central Powers?
3. Which four principle countries fought on the other side and were called the Allied Powers?
4. When did World War I start and end?
5. Which side surrendered?
6. How many persons were killed in World War I?

Part 3. World War II

1. How did the Anti-Balance of Power System, which was created as a result of World War I, cause World War II?
2. Which four principle countries fought on one side and were called the Allied Powers?
3. Which three principle countries fought on one side and were called the Axis Powers?
4. When did World War II start and end?
5. Which side surrendered?
6. How many persons were killed in World War II?

Part 4. The Cold War

1. Which two countries opposed each other in the Bi-Polar Cold War Power System?
2. Approximately when did the Cold War Bi-Polar System start and end?
3. Why did the Bi-Polar Power System go out of existence?